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Maraya1969

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11. You say the overcrowding of prisons has nothing to do with private prisons wanting to make

Reply to janterry (Reply #9)

Tue Aug 21, 2018, 12:06 PM

Aug 2018

the biggest profits possible; which is what private companies do?

And because that is what happened.

And I don't know personally about the other things. I've just read that things have gotten much worse in the last several years.

Prisons in the US are always going to be at full capacity as long as they are private. And that turns into abuses into its citizens.

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US inmates stage nationwide prison labor strike over 'modern slavery' [View all] Judi Lynn Aug 2018 OP

Wow!!! gopiscrap Aug 2018 #1

I will be honest and say that if its things like cleaning the prison or cstanleytech Aug 2018 #2

Inmates are often given higher wages for those jobs... moriah Aug 2018 #5

As a long-time ex-Federal inmate I support this strike. NBachers Aug 2018 #3

Unfortunately our constitution allows slavery whopis01 Aug 2018 #7

I hope they are successful. Since the private prison industry these places are really like slavery Maraya1969 Aug 2018 #4

I never understand this argument janterry Aug 2018 #9

You say the overcrowding of prisons has nothing to do with private prisons wanting to make Maraya1969 Aug 2018 #11

Oh, for sure they wanted to make a profit. janterry Aug 2018 #13

Documented and objective evidence, or merely one interpretation of what you witnessed? LanternWaste Aug 2018 #12

You bring up a good point janterry Aug 2018 #14

K&R Scurrilous Aug 2018 #6

Good. PatrickforO Aug 2018 #8

Prison labor is slave labor. Solidarity with incarcerated people. WhiskeyGrinder Aug 2018 #10

K&R Solly Mack Aug 2018 #15

When the US has more prisoners... Spartacus101 Aug 2018 #16